Quadra Alumni Podcast
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S4E7 Doug Ede
Thanks to Doug Ede for stopping by the studio to chat about Quadra - mainly flotilla stuff! He happened to be working on the island for a couple of weeks so great opportunity to chat.Doug joined Sea…
S4E6 Manon Mitchell - Trail Blazer
In August 2025 the Quadra Alumni Association celebrated 50 years of women at HMCS Quadra. In this episode of the podcast, it was a real pleasure hearing from Manon Mitchell and her journey of…
S4E5 Rick MacDonald
Thanks to Rick MacDonald for stopping into the studio while visiting Victoria. Rick is originally from RCSCC Qu’Appelle in Winnipeg, he spent six weeks at Esquimalt Sea Cadet Camp in 1974 before…
S4E4 Former Commanding Officer (2005-2008) - Pamela Audley
Commander Pamela Audley served as Commanding Officer at Quadra from 2005-2008. As we celebrate 50 years of women at HMCS Quadra it seems appropriate to share this episode with all Alumni. She was…
S4E3 50 Years of Women at HMCS Quadra
On this episode, I chat with four women who all joined the Cadet Organization in the late 1970’s or early 1980’s. Female Sea Cadets started in 1975 at HMCS Quadra, a world that for many years was…
S4E2 Darrell & Sandy Dudley
In episode 2, season 4 of the Quadra Alumni Podcast we talk to a dedicated couple that has been involved in training Sea Cadets for much of the past 50 years. Darrell and Sandy Dudley join me for a…
S4E1 Chris Allen
In the first episode of 2025, it was great to chat with Chris Allen from Powell River, BC. His training at HMCS Quadra started in the summer of 2007, however his first memory was a bit earlier when…
S3E2 Colin Henthorne
In this episode of the Quadra Alumni Podcast you’ll hear from Colin Henthorne, a former Sea Cadet from RCSCC Hampton Gray VC in Nelson, BC. Colin joined the Corps in 1966 at 12 years old and made…
S3E1 Andrea Kucherawy
We start off Season 3 of the Quadra Alumni Podcast by talking with Andrea Kucherawy, RCSCC Undaunted. Andrea has a long history at HMCS Quadra and her career at Quadra includes highlights such as…
S2E10 Former Chief of Quadra (1974) - Lorne Palmquist
Lorne is from Winnipeg Manitoba and hails from RCSCC John Travers Cornwell, VC. He remembers first going to HMCS Quadra in 1971 as a two-weekie and then followed up the next summer as a PL Cadet. …
S2E9 25th Anniversary Alumni Weekend - Former Commanding Officer (1982-1984) - Jim Cummings
Commanding Officer - HMCS Quadra 1982-1984Audio editing done by Todd Mason.More about the Quadra Alumni Podcast: - Join the Quadra Alumni Association at https://www.quadraalumni.com/ - Follow on…
S2E8 25th Anniversary Alumni Weekend - Ben Whiting
Ben Whiting joined RCSCC Fraser in 1969 and first attended HMCS Quadra for TWGT. Ben later attend the Boatswain Course (1972) in Esquimalt and Practical Leadership (1973) in Quadra before taking the…
S2E7 25th Anniversary Alumni Weekend - Dave Yates - Weekend Wrap Up
Dave comes on the podcast to chat about the Quadra Alumni Association 25th Anniversary Celebration that occurred 11-12 August 2023 at the 40 Knots Winery.Dave reads his speech from the final dinner…
S2E6 Bev MacKillop & Steve Murray
Travelling from Ottawa I was happy to have Bev MacKillop and Steve Murray visit the podcast studio and chat about their Quadra memories.Bev joined RCSCC Falkland in 1975 and spent many summers at…
S2E5 Bromley Basford
Bromley Basford is from RCSCC Qu'appelle (Winnipeg, Man) and attended HMCS Quadra in the early 1970's. Bromley was a PL in 1974 and later served as an OJT for the Scuba Course. Hear him talk about…
S2E4 “The Summer I Met Myself For The First Time” - A Memoir, by Bromley Basford.
A young 17 year old boy from Winnipeg, Manitoba travelled to HMCS Quadra in 1974 to take the 9 week Practical Leadership (PL) Course. It changed his life!Bromley Basford narrates his memoir, "The…
S2E3 Dan Hurley
Dan Hurley first attended HMCS Quadra in 1985 as a Two Weekie, he later took the OpsCom Course and finished as Top Cadet getting his name on the Klingle Award. Dan worked as a Staff Cadet training…
S2E2 Quadra Education Foundation
http://www.quadraeducationfoundation.com/The Quadra Education Foundation (QEF) Scholarship Program is open to all current and past cadets, officers, and civilian instructors of HMCS QUADRA Cadet…
S2E1 Summer of 1981
This episode contains many memorable voices from back in 1981 that you may recognize!Special thanks to Bill Wrathall for keeping this recording safe for the past 40 years.The original recording was…
S1E18 New Year's Eve Episode
My first New Year's Eve "snap episode" with Mike Trump, Tim and Lisa Dolinski broadcast live from Mayne Island, BC.Happy New Year to every Quadra Alumni Member.Audio editing done by Todd Mason.More…
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Quadra Alumni Podcast has published 37 episodes since February 2022, covering topics in Personal Journals, Relationships.
Quadra Alumni Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 46m.
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